Soundarya Lahari -Waves of beauty is often viewed as being composed of two parts. First is called Ananda Lahari -Waves of bliss revealed by Shiva himself
Composed by Great Jagad Guru Shri Shankara Bhagavatpadah to express devotion and praise the beauty of Devi Maha Tripura Sundari
So beautiful each verse is,it will take over our heart and soul , caress our sense and sensibilities..
This highly mystical, Devotional treatise on Goddess drenches us in waves of Beauty & Bliss..




The Ratri Suktam is from Rig Veda - it is possibly the first hymn or prayer to the eternal Divine Mother Kali revealed in the Vedas for the benefit of all mankind. Darkness of the night is symbolic of ignorance but it also heralds the break of dawn.

The word ratri-night is derived from the root 'ra' which means 'to give' implying that Mother is the giver of bliss, of peace of happiness.
Ratri Suktam (Vedic) - Ratri Suktam (8 Slokas) has been taken from Rig Veda, 10th Mandala, 10th Anuvaka, 127 th Sukta,which shows that Devi was worshipped from time immemorial



Chitrakoot Shakti Peeth is among the 51 Shakti Peeth of Ma Sati. It is said that, the Right breast of maa Sati fell here, when lord Vishnu in order to relieve lord Shiva from grief of losing his wife Sati, used his ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ to incise maa Sati Body. Then, at the place of fall of Right breast, this temple was constructed. Chitrakoot Shakti Peeth is situated in Chitrakoot (Ramgiri), in Uttar Pradesh, India. Here the idol of maa Sati is called as ‘Shivani’ and the lord Shiva is worshipped as ‘Chand Bhairav’.
Chitrakoot has itself a lot of religious importance and is located near the foothill of Vindhya ranges. Mandakini River is the prominent water body and Chitrakoot is situated on the bank of this river. Chitrakoot has earned quite high stratum when it comes to the holy place and has more strata as compared to Prayagraj. There is ample amount of temple situated here, and all of them lie just adjacent to the banks of Mandakini River. The art and architecture of the temple is grand and made of stones on which various idols of god and goddesses are engraved. The entrance of the temple is welcomed by several steps and then comes the main hall of the temple. In the sanctum sanctorum of the temple lies the idol of maa sati. Usual people speak Hindi and Bundeli in their day today life.

History of Chitrakoot Shakti Peeth

Chitrakoot has a great importance in terms of History as the lord Rama, with his wife Sita and Brother Laxman used live during their exile period. So due to this, from very earlier times, this place has always been consider sacred or Pavitra. History to this place dates back in the time when it is said that the Right breast of Maa Sati fell to this place. Best information about the origin and the formation of this temple, people can be taken from with local people. Religious books, Purans etc are worth trying to find out the history about the Shakti Peeth.

    
One among the 52 Shakti Peethas of Maa Sati, this beautiful Maa Bhagwati's Temple/ Mandir lays in the opens and calm spiritual surroundings of the Thanesar town of District Kurukshetra in Haryana. Maa Bhadrakali’s Shrine is one of the oldest temples of the Ferocious Goddess, Maa Kali. Kurukshetra, which is primarily dedicated to pind daan and the place where Lord Krishna said the Geeta and where the great battle of Mahabharat took place, is also famous for this Maa's Temple. Before going to the fight, the Pandavas with Lord Krishna is said to have visited this temple and prayed for their victory of Dharma over Adharma and then later on after their victory presented Maa Kali a pair of horses at this temple. This Kali Mata/ Maa Kaali/ Bhadrakali temple is one of the primitive Shakti Peeth amongst the main 52 in this world. This temple is fully dedicated to Badrakhali, a stern form of Shakti. As per the famous Shiva-Sati story,, it is alleged that the Right Ankle of Mata Sati fell here in a well in front of this temple. Presently a metal right ankle idol has been placed in front of Maa Kali's main idol/ murti being worshipped by all. This Shaktipeeth is otherwise also refered as Savitripeeth, Devikoop, Kalikapeeth.
This temple is one of the Shaktipeeth of Lalita Devi. It is believed that fingers of Sati had fallen here but those parts disappeared from here that is why the goddess is known as Alopi Shankari Devi. The temple is unique in the sense that it doesn’t house any idol. A wooden jhula above a square marbled platform is the main deity, which is worshipped. Coconut & chunari are offered to the deity. Devotees gather here in large numbers during Navratries (Dushehra).
It is a temple dedicated to "Mother Sati", the wife of Lord Shiva. The story as told in Puranas suggests that the Alopi Temple was the place where the last remains of Mother Sati fell, when Shiva was sadly carrying them around the world. To bring Lord Shiva out of his mourning, Lord Vishnu threw his "Chakra' at the remains causing the remains to drop at various places on the earth. The last piece of the remains dropped at this place. Hence the place came to be known as "Alopi" meaning disappearance (of remains).

IF ANY ONE WHO WILL ENCHANT/RECITE  THESE  32 NAMES OF HINDU DEITY DURGA DAILY,HE/SHE WILL ALWAYS GET BLESSING OF DURGA DEITY(DURGA DEVI/MOTHER).
VERY POWERFUL IMPACT OF THESE 32 NAMES.




1 दुर्गा Durgā the inaccessible
2 दुर्गार्तिशमनी Durgatirśaminī who destroys bad times
3 दुर्गापद्विनिवारिणी Durgāpadvinivāriṇī who removes obstacles
4 दुर्गमच्छेदिनी Durgamacchedinī who pierces hardest destinations
5 दुर्गसाधिनि Durgasādhinī who tames the hardest situations
6 दुर्गनाशिनी Durganāśinī who destroyed durga
7 दुर्गतोद्धारिणी Durgatoddhāriṇī who uplifts from bad fate
8 दुर्गनिहन्त्रि Durgenihantrī impossible to be slayed
9 दुर्गमापहा Durgamāpahā who destroys difficulties
10 दुर्गमज्ञानदा Durgamajñānadā who bestows of difficult knowledge
11 दुर्गदैत्यलोकदवानला Durgadaityalokadavānalā who is fire for mighty-tree-like demon civilization
12 दुर्गमा Durgamā who is hard to approach or parallel
13 दुर्गमालोका Durgamālokā who is the abode of irrepressible glow
14 दुर्गमात्मस्वरुपिणी Durgamātmasvarūpiṇī who is the hard to reach ātman-form
15 दुर्गमार्गप्रदा Durgamārgapradā who bestows of difficult to achieve path
16 दुर्गमविद्या Durgamavidyā who is the hard to achieve knowledge
17 दुर्गमाश्रिता Durgamāśritā who is supported by divinity
18 दुर्गमज्ञानसंस्थाना Durgamajñānasaḿsthānā who is the abode of hard to achieve knowledge
19 दुर्गमध्यानभासिनी Durgamadhyānabhāsinī who appears as light during intent meditation
20 दुर्गमोहा Durgamohā who is immense bondage
21 दुर्गमगा Durgamagā who is difficult to attain or reach
22 दुर्गमार्थस्वरुपिणी Durgamārthasvarūpiṇī who is the difficult knowledge
23 दुर्गमासुरसंहन्त्री Durgamāsurasanhantrī who destroys the imsurpassable demons
24 दुर्गमायुधधारिणी Durgamāyudhadhāriṇī who possesses irrepressible weapons
25 दुर्गमाड्गी Durgamāńgī who has strong limbs
26 दुर्गमता Durgamatā who is difficult
27 दुर्गम्या Durgamyā who is hard to visit
28 दुर्गमेश्वरी Durgameśvarī who is the goddess of everything difficult to achieve
29 दुर्गभीमा Durgabhīmā who is gallant
30 दुर्गभामा Durgabhāmā who is very wrathful
31 दुर्गभा Durgabhā who has impeccable shine
32 दुर्गदारिणी Durgadāriṇī who bestows in duplicable happiness

About Prabhas Shakthi Peeth :

It is said that, the stomach of Maa Sati fell here, to incise Maa Sati Body when lord Vishnu in order to relieve lord shiva from grief of losing his wife Sati, used his ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ . Then, this temple was constructed at the place of fall of stomach. Here the idol of Maa Sati is called as ‘Chandrabhaga’ and the lord Shiva is worshipped as ‘Bhakratunda’. Meaning of Chandrabhaga is throne of depicts power and moon.
Among the Hindu aficionados, this temple is quite popular and every year people in exorbitant number flock to this part of country to offer their prayers. Famous ‘Somnath’ temple is also situated, just adjacent to this temple. In large numbers, it is also visited by people. Importance of Somnath temple is as much as of the Shakti Peeth. It is a famous Hindu temple in Gujarat.
Panchasagar is the famous Shakti Peetha near Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh where it is said that the Lower Teeth of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Varahi and Lord Shiva as Maharudra (The angry one).
 Varahi Maa is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven or eight mother goddesses in the Hindu religion. With the head of a sow, Varahi is the Shakti (feminine energy, or sometimes, consort) of Varaha, the boar Avatar of the Lord Vishnu. In Nepal, she is called Barahi.
 Maa Varahi is worshiped by all the three major schools of Hinduism: Shaktism (Goddess worship), Shaivism (followers of God Shiva), and Vaishnavism (Devotion to Lord Vishnu). She is usually worshiped at night, and according to secretive Vamamarga Tantric practices. The Buddhist goddesses Vajravarahi and Marichi are believed to have their origins in the Hindu goddess Varahi.

Chandranath Temple is located on top of the 350 metres high Chandranath hill, is a famous Shakti Peeth located near Sitakunda in Bangladesh where, as per Hindu sacred texts, the right arm of Goddess Sati fell. Sitakunda Chandranath Temple is a holy place of pilgrimage.
There are two idols here, one is of Devi sati and called as Bhavani. The other idol in this temple is of Lord Shiva Known as the Chandrashekhar. This particular word is depicted for all those individuals who have got a moon at the crown or at the top of their head. As per the belief of many local people, Lord Shiva himself has committed to visit Chandrasekhar Mountain during Kali Yuga. Temple is beautifully made with marble structures and art.
The name, shati peeth chattal is related to the location of its establishment. A famous town in Bangladesh, Chatgaon is the establishment point of Shakti peeth chattal. This town is also known as chitagaon by the local people in the particular district.
History and Significance
The Rajmala states that about 800 years ago, Raja Biswambhar Sur, a descendant of the famous Adisur of Gaur, tried to reach Chandranath by sea. The Nigamkalpataru refers to the poet Jayadev living for a time in Chandranath. By the time of Dhanya Manikya, ruler of Tripura, Chandranath received numerous endowments. Dhanya Manikya attempted to remove the idol of Shiva from the temple to his kingdom but failed.
Every year lakhs of people come in this temple to join Shiva Chaturdashi Puja from all over the country. The temple commands a panoramic view and its surroundings are enchanting. The temple’s ancient chariot is well known for its wood carvings.



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